Littlewoods is to create 300 jobs at its new financial services call centre in Liverpool over the next six months.27-Jun-2005

Littlewoods is planning to relocate its home shopping business and 1,500 staff from Crosby to a new multi-million pound site at Netherton's Senate business park.28-Feb-2005

Littlewoods is creating 250 temporary jobs at its home shopping call centre in Crosby.31-Aug-2004

Littlewoods is to relocate about 250 jobs in its JCM media business from Edge Lane in Liverpool to a new office in Whiston, while 50 staff in its Business Express division will also move to Whiston.18-Apr-2003

Littlewoods, the Liverpool-based catalogue retailer with almost 200 stores and 22,000 staff, is to be acquired by the Barclay Brothers in a £750m deal.07-Oct-2002

Littlewoods is seeking permission to set up a 500-seat call centre on three storeys of its Spinney House store in Liverpool, which could involve the relocation of 210 Liverpool Direct staff and the creation of 290 new jobs.14-May-2002

Littlewoods is to relocate its Liverpool-based JCM Media printing operation with the loss of 85 jobs, and is seeking a suitable site elsewhere on Merseyside.02-May-2001

Littlewoods is to close 35 Index branches and relocate them into Littlewoods stores.13-Dec-2000

Littlewoods is planning to invest an additional £300m in the refurbishment of its 120 stores over the next three years.06-Sep-2000

Littlewoods is planning to create a further 120 jobs at its new financial services call centre in Sunderland, which is a joint venture with the Woolwich.26-Jul-2000

Littlewoods is selling its football pools and gaming division to Rodime for £161m, in order to focus on high street, internet and catalogue retailing.28-Jun-2000

Littlewoods is to create up to 120 jobs at its financial services call centre in Sunderland, as part of a joint venture with Woolwich.29-Feb-2000

Littlewoods is to create a further 300 jobs in Warrington and Knowsley in order to expand its telephone-based gambling operation.08-Apr-1999

Littlewoods is to close its printing operation in Liverpool and move to a new site in Speke, creating about 150 new jobs.12-Nov-1998

Littlewoods is said to be considering plans to open a distribution and call centre at the Estuary Commerce Park in Speke Garston, Merseyside.23-Oct-1998

Littlewoods is planning to expand its telephone customer service centre in Sunderland, creating an extra 600 jobs over the next two years.03-Sep-1998

Sears has reached agreement to sell the Freemans mail order business to Littlewoods for £367m, and also plans to demerge the Selfridges department store next year as part of a restructuring aimed at stemming the losses in its £465m footwear business.30-Apr-1997

Littlewoods is acquiring UK Charity Lotteries for undisclosed terms, in a move which could create a serious competitor to Camelot in the scratch card market.31-Dec-1996

Littlewoods Stores is planning a further 40 stores across the country and a distribution centre in Burton on Trent, creating 3,000 jobs over the next four years.20-Jun-1996

Littlewoods plans to spend £35m opening between 40 and 70 Index catalogue shops over the next four years.07-Jun-1996

Littlewoods' Index plans a £14m national distribution centre at Wednesbury in the Midlands, creating 380 jobs.06-Oct-1995